Tuesday May 18. 2010

12 noon - 1 p.m.
3 Summit Park Auditorium (Lower Level)
Independence(just west of Rockside at 77 exit) .
In honor of May being Mental Health Awareness Month we are hosting a speaker to discuss a new certification program on Mental Health First Aid.
The goal of Mental Health First Aid is to increase mental health literacy. Mental Health First Aiders learn a 5-step process to assess a situation, select and implement appropriate interventions, and help the individual in crisis connect with appropriate care. Like CPR training helps a non-medical professional assist an individual following a heart attack, Mental Health First Aid training helps an individual who doesn’t have clinical training assist someone experiencing a mental health crisis.

Our discussion will provide the benefits to employers of adding this important program to a well rounded Wellness program that may already include ‘physical’ first aid.

Our presenter:
Shanna Dunbar is one of only two certified instructors in the State of Ohio to teach Mental Health First Aid certification, Shanna brings over 20 years of occupational health and wellness experience. As a board certified occupational health nurse her career focus has been to assist employers in the reduction of health care costs by developing and properly managing their health care programs including health promotion, risk reduction and early identification. Mental Health First Aid is a timely topic since more employees are being asked to accomplish more with fewer resources and stress in the workplace is at an all time high.